- Ok I get it.. there was such a distinction in Dutch too once, but I have no idea which one of the two should be further down the throat, that's something from before my time, I guess. Perhaps that's so with Swedish dialects as well, some people know while others don't, or maybe just don't use it.

Sunday 22nd of May 2005 06:32:16 PM

- Oh I'm sure there's a difference between dialects both how you pronounce the sje-sound and how you percive it: I mean if you don't make a distinction between sounds when you talk it's difficult to hear others making the distinction. But unfortunately I know too little about the dialects to say... I did study Swedish language history some years ago but it didn't particularly interest me then so I don't remember much. I'd like to do it again now, though. It's always like that, isn't it? When you're forced to do something it's not fun anymore..

Sunday 22nd of May 2005 06:33:25 PM

- Oh I'm sure there's a difference between dialects both how you pronounce the sje-sound and how you percive it: I mean if you don't make a distinction between sounds when you talk it's difficult to hear others making the distinction. But unfortunately I know too little about the dialects to say... I did study Swedish language history some years ago but it didn't particularly interest me then so I don't remember much. I'd like to do it again now, though. It's always like that, isn't it? When you're forced to do something it's not fun anymore..